Ungod Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 I'll take this opportunity to warmly welcome all to Marind Bell, where for the next couple days you will be able to listen to minstrels singing about love and war (a.k.a. I will be posting link to various music pieces with the theme knights&maidens). I encourage visiting the more secluded areas. Love and battles. Epic battles, battles of dominance, battles of attrition, battles of retribution. Fiery love, withering love, useful love, used love. In this theme is the following riddle/puzzle, entirely a forum quest (hence the submissions will be by forum PM, to yours truly). Fastest correct answers win, and the prize pool is: 1g5s+anniv creature for 1st correct solution, 1g for 2nd, 5sc for 3rd. (you'll find the riddle quite easy): There is this tale I heard, a tale about a growing man who fends off heathen belief. A troll with hair of golden sheen smitten with this Christian youth besought him to endear her. He dared not approach her, in spite of nature's laws, despite her charm for he was Christian and she - a troll. He stared at the wooden cross heavy in his arm, preoccupied. His fate was questioned, and he uttered. 'Begone', he said, and wail she did and ran away, cursing her fate for surely even trolls do understand - delivery's in God, in God Almighty. The bald priest smirked and gave a cry The light, and God, be given praise! This village, as the rest, will bathe in it. This tale shall be sung, for we will write it down for ages to come. What better way to reinforce our faith?! Herr Mannelig, the valiant knight of God, whose light is everreaching and all-wise, defeating the dark arts of trolls! And so the tale shall be woven And priests looked out for ink And priests took out young vellum (deadline is until the end of the anniv) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steno Posted April 18, 2021 Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 Am I silly? I don’t see the riddle Ungod. Is there a “What am I?” Or “What did Sir Mannelig do?” That I missed when reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ungod Posted April 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Steno said: I don’t see the riddle Ungod. The riddle is (in) the poem itself. It's often that when reading something, you discover it means something else than you thought of, if you read between the lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steno Posted April 19, 2021 Report Share Posted April 19, 2021 Ah, the singular query posed within the ode. Gotcha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ungod Posted April 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 (edited) Since i received no submissions, i close the quest this evening (with the answer). Edited April 28, 2021 by Ungod closed Poppi Chullo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonic God Posted April 28, 2021 Report Share Posted April 28, 2021 I've tried multiple ways... not a single crack >_> I can tell this is a different reteling, but not quite what was squeezed between the line >_> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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